There is growing interest in edible mushroom mycelia as a sustainable alternative protein source. However, the robust cell walls and complex cell matrix pose significant extraction challenges, and research on how combined physical and alkaline extraction techniques impact the structural and functional characteristics of mycelial proteins remains limited. This study innovatively evaluated the differential effects of four extraction methods—alkaline extraction (AE), high pressure homogenization extraction (HPHE), ultrasonic extraction (UE), and microwave extraction (ME)—on the structure and functional attributes of Hericium erinaceus (H. erinaceus) mycelium protein isolates (HMPI) under alkaline conditions (pH 8, 9, and 10). The findings revealed that raising the extraction pH enhanced HMPI yield and functionality, with different methods exhibiting distinct advantages: HPHE achieved the highest extraction yield (44.42 %), UE offered the best solubility, while ME produced HMPI with the highest protein content (66.26 %), surface hydrophobicity, disulfide bond content, and superior functional properties including foaming capacity (69.25 %), water-holding capacity (2.77 g/g), oil-holding capacity (10.41 g/g), and gelling ability. This study offers new perspectives on the efficient extraction and functionality enhancement of HMPI, highlighting the potential of combining physical techniques with alkaline conditions for developing high-quality alternative protein ingredients for food applications.
{"title":"Physical field extraction: The role of pH control in enhancing the efficiency and quality of Hericium erinaceus mycelium protein","authors":"Mengqing Zhang , Lichun Guo , Wei Zhao , Juncai Leng","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104380","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104380","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is growing interest in edible mushroom mycelia as a sustainable alternative protein source. However, the robust cell walls and complex cell matrix pose significant extraction challenges, and research on how combined physical and alkaline extraction techniques impact the structural and functional characteristics of mycelial proteins remains limited. This study innovatively evaluated the differential effects of four extraction methods—alkaline extraction (AE), high pressure homogenization extraction (HPHE), ultrasonic extraction (UE), and microwave extraction (ME)—on the structure and functional attributes of <em>Hericium erinaceus</em> (<em>H. erinaceus</em>) mycelium protein isolates (HMPI) under alkaline conditions (pH 8, 9, and 10). The findings revealed that raising the extraction pH enhanced HMPI yield and functionality, with different methods exhibiting distinct advantages: HPHE achieved the highest extraction yield (44.42 %), UE offered the best solubility, while ME produced HMPI with the highest protein content (66.26 %), surface hydrophobicity, disulfide bond content, and superior functional properties including foaming capacity (69.25 %), water-holding capacity (2.77 g/g), oil-holding capacity (10.41 g/g), and gelling ability. This study offers new perspectives on the efficient extraction and functionality enhancement of HMPI, highlighting the potential of combining physical techniques with alkaline conditions for developing high-quality alternative protein ingredients for food applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104380"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104379
Mohamad Mehdi Heydari , Mina Movasaghi , Federica Higa , Michael Nickerson , Venkatesh Meda , Lifeng Zhang
Air-classified pea protein concentrate (PPC) offers a sustainable solution for meeting the nutritional demands of a growing global population. This study investigated the effects of cold plasma (CP) jet-based non-thermal treatment, using air, nitrogen, and helium gases, on the structural, functional, and volatile profile of PPC. The diversity of reactive species generated by CP, influenced by gas type and flow rate, led to distinct modifications in treated PPC. For air and nitrogen-fed CP treatments, a noticeable reduction in the α-helix content was observed, accompanied by an increase in the random coil structures, indicating a transition process from ordered to unordered protein conformations. Functional analysis revealed that air-fed CP significantly improved protein solubility, water-holding capacity (WHC), and oil-holding capacity (OHC), while nitrogen-fed CP primarily enhanced WHC and OHC, and helium-fed CP increased OHC only at a flow rate of 4 L/min. Additionally, the CP treatment resulted in changes to the color of the pea protein, with the most pronounced bleaching effect found in samples treated by the air-fed CP. Cold plasma treatment under various conditions also yielded distinct volatile compound profiles in the treated PPC. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing CP applications in plant protein modifications.
{"title":"Cold plasma jet-induced modifications in pea protein: A comparative study of gas-specific effects","authors":"Mohamad Mehdi Heydari , Mina Movasaghi , Federica Higa , Michael Nickerson , Venkatesh Meda , Lifeng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104379","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104379","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Air-classified pea protein concentrate (PPC) offers a sustainable solution for meeting the nutritional demands of a growing global population. This study investigated the effects of cold plasma (CP) jet-based non-thermal treatment, using air, nitrogen, and helium gases, on the structural, functional, and volatile profile of PPC. The diversity of reactive species generated by CP, influenced by gas type and flow rate, led to distinct modifications in treated PPC. For air and nitrogen-fed CP treatments, a noticeable reduction in the α-helix content was observed, accompanied by an increase in the random coil structures, indicating a transition process from ordered to unordered protein conformations. Functional analysis revealed that air-fed CP significantly improved protein solubility, water-holding capacity (WHC), and oil-holding capacity (OHC), while nitrogen-fed CP primarily enhanced WHC and OHC, and helium-fed CP increased OHC only at a flow rate of 4 L/min. Additionally, the CP treatment resulted in changes to the color of the pea protein, with the most pronounced bleaching effect found in samples treated by the air-fed CP. Cold plasma treatment under various conditions also yielded distinct volatile compound profiles in the treated PPC. These findings provide valuable insights for optimizing CP applications in plant protein modifications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104379"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
To improve sorghum yield in the milling process, researchers are still working to determine the appropriate method to eliminate the epidermis part of the grain precisely. This research aimed to examine the feasibility of using fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging as a sensor to monitor the milling process by differentiating between whole and milled grains. Fluorescence properties of sorghum in the seed form and after the milled form were reported. For each evaluation, five measurements of the Emission and Excitation Matrix (EEM) fluorescence were carried out through 5 samples taken from different milling replications. The red variety, Suri4, had a lower yield of 45 %, and it was necessary 10 times for polishing to remove the hard external layers. However, white and pale yellow varieties (KD4 and Bioguma) obtained the same yield, although the polishing times were different. The EEM fluorescence spectra showed distinct differences between the three sorghum varieties, even between KD4 and Bioguma, which had the most similar behavior. Two characteristic EEM peaks were identified for Bioguma (Ex280/Em330 and Ex365/Em450 nm) and KD4 (Ex280/Em330 and Ex280/Em450 nm) varieties. However, in the case of Suri4 variety, only one was reported (Ex365/Em450 nm). In this sense, the results demonstrate that both fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging are promising tools for differentiating between sorghum varieties and monitoring the milling process. In particular, image features extracted from fluorescence images under 420 nm excitation provided the clearest separation between varieties and their milling status.
{"title":"Fluorescence imaging as a potential sensor in the milling machine on different varieties of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.)","authors":"Maulidia Hilaili , Noelia Castillejo , Lucia Russo , Ayoub Fathi-Najafabadi , Nurwahyuningsih , Dimas Firmanda Al Riza , Danial Fatchurrahman","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104378","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104378","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To improve sorghum yield in the milling process, researchers are still working to determine the appropriate method to eliminate the epidermis part of the grain precisely. This research aimed to examine the feasibility of using fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging as a sensor to monitor the milling process by differentiating between whole and milled grains. Fluorescence properties of sorghum in the seed form and after the milled form were reported. For each evaluation, five measurements of the Emission and Excitation Matrix (EEM) fluorescence were carried out through 5 samples taken from different milling replications. The red variety, Suri4, had a lower yield of 45 %, and it was necessary 10 times for polishing to remove the hard external layers. However, white and pale yellow varieties (KD4 and Bioguma) obtained the same yield, although the polishing times were different. The EEM fluorescence spectra showed distinct differences between the three sorghum varieties, even between KD4 and Bioguma, which had the most similar behavior. Two characteristic EEM peaks were identified for Bioguma (Ex280/Em330 and Ex365/Em450 nm) and KD4 (Ex280/Em330 and Ex280/Em450 nm) varieties. However, in the case of Suri4 variety, only one was reported (Ex365/Em450 nm). In this sense, the results demonstrate that both fluorescence spectroscopy and imaging are promising tools for differentiating between sorghum varieties and monitoring the milling process. In particular, image features extracted from fluorescence images under 420 nm excitation provided the clearest separation between varieties and their milling status.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104378"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study identified mitochondria as a key point for photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of micro-organisms, and internal cell disintegration as a key factor in their death. The results showed that curcumin-based PDI completely inhibited Penicillium expansum (P. expansum) lesion development on apples after a 60-min treatment. The detailed mechanism was that PDI induced Penicillium expansum to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in severe damage to the mitochondrial membrane permeability and functional structure. Furthermore, the activities of key TCA cycle enzymes and mitochondrial respiratory complexes were inhibited by approximately 50 %, which revealed that PDI inhibited a series of biochemical mediators related to cellular respiration and energy metabolism enzyme activity. Likewise, the addition of ROS inhibitors to fungal cultures reversed the damaging effects of PDI on P. expansum, confirming that ROS generation represents the main cause of fungal cell death. In summary, our results indicated that PDI killed P. expansum by inducing mitochondrial oxidative stress and functional damage, and for the first time in the literature, posing it as a potential anti-fungal agent.
{"title":"Innovative photodynamic inactivation of food spoilage Penicillium expansum through mitochondrial oxidative stress","authors":"Fang Zhang, Zirui Wang, Xiaomin Yang, Shuqi Hao, Xianghong Meng","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104374","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104374","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study identified mitochondria as a key point for photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of micro-organisms, and internal cell disintegration as a key factor in their death. The results showed that curcumin-based PDI completely inhibited <em>Penicillium expansum (P. expansum)</em> lesion development on apples after a 60-min treatment. The detailed mechanism was that PDI induced <em>Penicillium expansum</em> to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in severe damage to the mitochondrial membrane permeability and functional structure. Furthermore, the activities of key TCA cycle enzymes and mitochondrial respiratory complexes were inhibited by approximately 50 %, which revealed that PDI inhibited a series of biochemical mediators related to cellular respiration and energy metabolism enzyme activity. Likewise, the addition of ROS inhibitors to fungal cultures reversed the damaging effects of PDI on <em>P. expansum</em>, confirming that ROS generation represents the main cause of fungal cell death. In summary, our results indicated that PDI killed <em>P. expansum</em> by inducing mitochondrial oxidative stress and functional damage, and for the first time in the literature, posing it as a potential anti-fungal agent.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104374"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104375
Yudi Liu , Yanjun Tong , Han Huang , Wei Zhao , Ruijin Yang
Radiofrequency (RF) treatment offers a promising alternative to conventional thermal inactivation, yet mechanisms against fungi remain poorly understood. This study investigated Aspergillus niger spore inactivation kinetics, morphological changes, and proteomic responses under RF versus conventional heating at 60–80 °C. RF achieved higher inactivation rates, yielding 4.36 log CFU/mL reductions at 80 °C/3 min compared to 3.78 log CFU/mL reductions for conventional heat (p < 0.05) in phosphate buffer. Both treatments caused spore shrinkage, increased membrane permeability, elevated ROS levels, and mitochondrial depolarization; however, RF induced more extensive structural disruptions, as observed via TEM. Label-free proteomics identified 1346 differentially expressed proteins, with GO and KEGG analyses revealing early suppression of metabolic pathways by RF and distinct molecular targets, emphasizing non-thermal effects at lower temperatures (60 °C). These findings elucidate RF's unique action mode—rapid lethality through membrane disruption and metabolic collapse—demonstrating an efficient, energy-saving approach for food safety and sterilization applications.
{"title":"Multidimensional comparative study on the efficacy and mechanisms of radiofrequency and thermal induction inactivation of Aspergillus Niger spore","authors":"Yudi Liu , Yanjun Tong , Han Huang , Wei Zhao , Ruijin Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104375","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104375","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Radiofrequency (RF) treatment offers a promising alternative to conventional thermal inactivation, yet mechanisms against fungi remain poorly understood. This study investigated <em>Aspergillus niger</em> spore inactivation kinetics, morphological changes, and proteomic responses under RF versus conventional heating at 60–80 °C. RF achieved higher inactivation rates, yielding 4.36 log CFU/mL reductions at 80 °C/3 min compared to 3.78 log CFU/mL reductions for conventional heat (<em>p</em> < 0.05) in phosphate buffer. Both treatments caused spore shrinkage, increased membrane permeability, elevated ROS levels, and mitochondrial depolarization; however, RF induced more extensive structural disruptions, as observed via TEM. Label-free proteomics identified 1346 differentially expressed proteins, with GO and KEGG analyses revealing early suppression of metabolic pathways by RF and distinct molecular targets, emphasizing non-thermal effects at lower temperatures (60 °C). These findings elucidate RF's unique action mode—rapid lethality through membrane disruption and metabolic collapse—demonstrating an efficient, energy-saving approach for food safety and sterilization applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104375"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104376
Zhi Fang , Saiyi Zhong , Qian Li , Chuan Li , Yanfu He , Lulu Zhu , Aiguo Feng , Hui Hong , Longteng Zhang
Temperature fluctuations during the cold chain compromise the freeze-thaw quality of frozen aquatic products. Conventional assessments of freeze-thaw damage mostly rely on destructive analyses of muscle tissues, limiting their industrial applicability. To identify a novel approach for evaluating the quality of frozen aquatic products, thawing exudates from golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) fillets subjected to alternating magnetic field-assisted freezing (MF) and conventional air-blast freezing (CF) were analyzed for their physicochemical and metabolomic characteristics during six freeze-thaw cycles. Oxidative stability was assessed alongside untargeted metabolomic profiling of the thawing exudate. Results showed that MF markedly alleviated freeze-thaw-induced quality deterioration, as evidenced by well-organized muscle fibers, preserved protein integrity, and reduced water mobility in fish fillets. In thawing exudates, MF more effectively suppressed protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation than CF after six cycles, reflected by 9.09 % and 3.45 % lower thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance value and carbonyl content, respectively. Untargeted metabolomic analysis revealed distinct freeze-thaw quality between MF- versus CF-treated fillets, with dipeptides, oxidized amino acids (e.g., L-kynurenine, L-formylkynurenine), phospholipids (e.g., phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine), and nucleotides (e.g., inosine and hypoxanthine) identified as key differential metabolites. Moreover, strong correlations were observed between the freeze-thaw quality attributes of fillets and the physicochemical traits of thawing exudate. These findings demonstrate the potential of thawing exudate as a non-invasive indicator for rapid, industrial-scale evaluation of freeze-thaw quality in aquatic products.
{"title":"Alternating magnetic field-assisted freezing enhances freeze-thaw quality of golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) fillets: Metabolomic and physicochemical insights from thawing exudate","authors":"Zhi Fang , Saiyi Zhong , Qian Li , Chuan Li , Yanfu He , Lulu Zhu , Aiguo Feng , Hui Hong , Longteng Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104376","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104376","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Temperature fluctuations during the cold chain compromise the freeze-thaw quality of frozen aquatic products. Conventional assessments of freeze-thaw damage mostly rely on destructive analyses of muscle tissues, limiting their industrial applicability. To identify a novel approach for evaluating the quality of frozen aquatic products, thawing exudates from golden pompano (<em>Trachinotus ovatus</em>) fillets subjected to alternating magnetic field-assisted freezing (MF) and conventional air-blast freezing (CF) were analyzed for their physicochemical and metabolomic characteristics during six freeze-thaw cycles. Oxidative stability was assessed alongside untargeted metabolomic profiling of the thawing exudate. Results showed that MF markedly alleviated freeze-thaw-induced quality deterioration, as evidenced by well-organized muscle fibers, preserved protein integrity, and reduced water mobility in fish fillets. In thawing exudates, MF more effectively suppressed protein oxidation and lipid peroxidation than CF after six cycles, reflected by 9.09 % and 3.45 % lower thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance value and carbonyl content, respectively. Untargeted metabolomic analysis revealed distinct freeze-thaw quality between MF- versus CF-treated fillets, with dipeptides, oxidized amino acids (e.g., L-kynurenine, L-formylkynurenine), phospholipids (e.g., phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine), and nucleotides (e.g., inosine and hypoxanthine) identified as key differential metabolites. Moreover, strong correlations were observed between the freeze-thaw quality attributes of fillets and the physicochemical traits of thawing exudate. These findings demonstrate the potential of thawing exudate as a non-invasive indicator for rapid, industrial-scale evaluation of freeze-thaw quality in aquatic products.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104376"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145621106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104373
Qinglin Li , Jingyuan Zhao , Kang Tu , Jun Liu , Weijie Lan , Leiqing Pan
The expeditious identification of unsound sorghum kernels is crucial for the facilitation of import and export trade, as well as for the optimization of agricultural production. In this work, a multi-level data fusion strategy based on hyperspectral imaging technique was applied to classify different unsound sorghums, including broken, spotted, heat-damaged, and sprouted samples. The classification ability was enhanced based on the comprehensively fusion of visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectrum combined with the hyperspectral imaging features from gray-level co-occurrence matrix and Gabor filter textures. Based on that, a decision-level fusion strategy based on extreme learning machine (ELM) coupled with Bayesian consensus can satisfactorily identify sound, broken, spotted, heat-damaged, and sprouted sorghums, with the discrimination accuracy rate of 96.54 % in the Vis-NIR and 94.33 % in the SWIR, respectively. The 2.21 % higher recognition accuracy on the testing set indicated that Vis-NIR was more appropriate than SWIR in recognizing unsound sorghum kernels. Consequently, these results indicated the decision-level fusion of hyperspectral and imaging textural features based on ELM and Bayesian consensus can efficiently enhance the classification ability of unsound crop products.
{"title":"Enhanced classification of unsound sorghum kernels based on decision-level fusion of hyperspectral and imaging textural features","authors":"Qinglin Li , Jingyuan Zhao , Kang Tu , Jun Liu , Weijie Lan , Leiqing Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104373","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104373","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The expeditious identification of unsound sorghum kernels is crucial for the facilitation of import and export trade, as well as for the optimization of agricultural production. In this work, a multi-level data fusion strategy based on hyperspectral imaging technique was applied to classify different unsound sorghums, including broken, spotted, heat-damaged, and sprouted samples. The classification ability was enhanced based on the comprehensively fusion of visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectrum combined with the hyperspectral imaging features from gray-level co-occurrence matrix and Gabor filter textures. Based on that, a decision-level fusion strategy based on extreme learning machine (ELM) coupled with Bayesian consensus can satisfactorily identify sound, broken, spotted, heat-damaged, and sprouted sorghums, with the discrimination accuracy rate of 96.54 % in the Vis-NIR and 94.33 % in the SWIR, respectively. The 2.21 % higher recognition accuracy on the testing set indicated that Vis-NIR was more appropriate than SWIR in recognizing unsound sorghum kernels. Consequently, these results indicated the decision-level fusion of hyperspectral and imaging textural features based on ELM and Bayesian consensus can efficiently enhance the classification ability of unsound crop products.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104373"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145577196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-19DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104372
Mai M. Khalaf , Mohamed Gouda , Manal F. Abou Taleb , Mahmoud A. Abdelaziz , Hany M. Abd El-Lateef
The increasing requirement for environmentally friendly and antimicrobial food packaging underscores the need for effective materials that can prolong the shelf-life of fresh goods. Conventional polymer films often exhibit inadequate antibacterial efficacy and subpar barrier properties, leading to microbial degradation and nutritional depletion. This work focused on the fabrication of a range of nanocomposite films prepared from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), and reinforced with various concentrations of vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles (V₂O₅NPs) to address these constraints. The V₂O₅NPs were produced using a surfactant-assisted hydrothermal method and incorporated into the PMMA/PVA film. The structural investigations of V2O5NPs and the prepared films were assessed using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The optimized film (V₂O₅NPs-4@PMMA/PVA) exhibited a tensile strength of 12.13 MPa compared with 11.25 MPa for pristine PMMA/PVA. The V₂O₅NPs@PMMA/PVA film demonstrated the most potent antibacterial activity, with inhibition-zone widths reaching 22 mm against Salmonella Typhimurium and total microbial growth inhibition after 3 h of exposure. Applied to fresh-cut red apple cubes, the optimized film significantly diminished weight loss by up to 45 %, kept firmness, and noticeably suppressed decay over 14 days of storage at 25 °C. The results indicate that V₂O₅NPs-integrated PMMA/PVA films provide a viable, scalable, and biocompatible solution for active food packaging intended to maintain fruit freshness and safety.
{"title":"Fabrication of antimicrobial food packaging film composed of poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(vinyl alcohol) and vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles for fresh-cut apples freshness","authors":"Mai M. Khalaf , Mohamed Gouda , Manal F. Abou Taleb , Mahmoud A. Abdelaziz , Hany M. Abd El-Lateef","doi":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104372","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104372","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing requirement for environmentally friendly and antimicrobial food packaging underscores the need for effective materials that can prolong the shelf-life of fresh goods. Conventional polymer films often exhibit inadequate antibacterial efficacy and subpar barrier properties, leading to microbial degradation and nutritional depletion. This work focused on the fabrication of a range of nanocomposite films prepared from poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), and reinforced with various concentrations of vanadium pentoxide nanoparticles (V₂O₅NPs) to address these constraints. The V₂O₅NPs were produced using a surfactant-assisted hydrothermal method and incorporated into the PMMA/PVA film. The structural investigations of V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>NPs and the prepared films were assessed using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HR-TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The optimized film (V₂O₅NPs-4@PMMA/PVA) exhibited a tensile strength of 12.13 MPa compared with 11.25 MPa for pristine PMMA/PVA. The V₂O₅NPs@PMMA/PVA film demonstrated the most potent antibacterial activity, with inhibition-zone widths reaching 22 mm against <em>Salmonella</em> Typhimurium and total microbial growth inhibition after 3 h of exposure. Applied to fresh-cut red apple cubes, the optimized film significantly diminished weight loss by up to 45 %, kept firmness, and noticeably suppressed decay over 14 days of storage at 25 °C. The results indicate that V₂O₅NPs-integrated PMMA/PVA films provide a viable, scalable, and biocompatible solution for active food packaging intended to maintain fruit freshness and safety.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":329,"journal":{"name":"Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 104372"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145577195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-11-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104371
Nantawan Boonmee , Andrea M. Liceaga , Chayaphon Sriphannam , Khanitta Ruttarattanamongkol
Escalating antimicrobial resistance and consumer rejection of synthetic preservatives have created urgent demand for natural antimicrobial solutions from sustainable sources. This study systematically investigated synergistic non-thermal pretreatments combined with supercritical CO₂ (SC-CO₂) extraction to maximize liberation of dual antimicrobial fractions from commercially relevant edible insects. House crickets (AHCK, EU-approved for human consumption), black soldier fly larvae (BSFL, EU-approved for animal feed), and silkworm pupae (SWP, widely consumed in Asia) were subjected to ultrasonication (US, 5–15 min, 37 kHz) or high-pressure processing (HPP, 400–600 MPa, 5 min) prior to SC-CO₂ extraction (25–35 MPa, 30 min) or conventional solvent extraction. Peptide fractions underwent enzymatic hydrolysis and simulated gastrointestinal digestion to ensure bioavailability. Comprehensive antimicrobial screening against five major foodborne pathogens revealed distinct species-specific performance. BSFL demonstrated exceptional broad-spectrum efficacy with MIC values as low as 6.25 μL/mL against S. aureus and E. coli, attributed to remarkable lauric acid content (24.11 ± 0.15 %) representing 161-fold enrichment compared to AHCK (0.15 ± 0.01 %, p < 0.05) and 345-fold compared to SWP (0.07 ± 0.01 %, p < 0.05). Synergistic pretreatment integration achieved statistically significant enhancement: US + SC-CO₂ showed 2.4–3.8-fold improvement (p < 0.05) over non-pretreated controls. BSFL peptides (<3 kDa) exhibited activity against P. aeruginosa (1.17 ± 0.02 mm zone radius), a pathogen resistant to many antimicrobials and against which neither AHCK nor SWP peptides nor any insect oils showed activity. This green technology platform demonstrates significant potential for sustainable antimicrobial production, offering food manufacturers clean-label preservation alternatives while addressing regulatory and environmental considerations, establishing insect-derived bioactives as promising candidates for natural food preservation applications.
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Pub Date : 2025-11-17DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2025.104368
Jia-Cheng Li , Jia-Yong Song , Ze-Sheng Qin Li-Feng Bian , Chen Yang
Motivated by the inherent trade-offs of conventional hyperspectral systems, such as spectral purity and thermal artifacts, this study introduces a novel Laser Hyperspectral Imaging System (LHIS) for food quality inspection. Our approach proposes an alternative illumination strategy, employing a series of switchable, narrow-linewidth lasers that are homogenized into a uniform, speckle-free light source. This design aims to achieve superior spectral purity and low thermal load with a simplified architecture. Non-destructive assessment of dry matter content (DMC) and textural parameters in complex food matrices during drying presents significant challenges. Unlike traditional systems, our custom-built LHIS uniquely employs 20 discrete laser wavelengths to simultaneously acquire transmission and reflection hyperspectral images, demonstrating its efficacy in monitoring hot-air drying of yam slices at 60 °C. Partial Least Squares (PLS), Extreme Learning Machine (ELM), Random Forest (RF), and XGBoost algorithms were employed to predict DMC and hardness. Transmission mode consistently demonstrated superior performance, with PLS achieving optimal DMC prediction (R2 = 0.98) and XGBoost excelling in hardness prediction (R2 = 0.938). Pseudo-color maps vividly illustrated the spatial progression of DMC from exterior to interior, coupled with concurrent hardness increase. Most remarkably, LHIS achieved robust predictions using only 20 spectral images, a dramatic reduction from hundreds typically required by conventional systems, drastically minimizing data acquisition and processing demands. This study confirms the distinct advantages of narrow-band lasers for analyzing complex biochemical systems and establishes LHIS as an innovative, efficient methodology for quality evaluation during food drying, laying a robust foundation for intelligent online monitoring in agro-product processing.
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